Sword Art Online the Movie -Progressive- Aria of a Starless Nighthas earned US$1.05 million in its opening weekend, ranked at #10 in the U.S. box office. The figures were first revealed by the Box Office Mojo website.
Thefilm opened in Japanon October 30, coming in at #1 in the box office its first weekend. The film has earned a total of ¥1,277,033,413 since debuting in Japanese theaters.
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Funimation screened the filmin Canada and the United States on December 3, with screenings in Australia and New Zealand following on December 9. The movie is also set to release in the UK, Ireland, Latin America, and will open in over 40 countries and territories.
Aria of a Starless Nightis the first of a new film series based on Reki Kawahara’sSword Art Online: Progressivelight novels. The series is a retelling of the Aincrad arc from the original light novels, and a second film,Scherzo of a Dark Dusk, will open sometime in 2022.
The film isproduced by A-1 Pictures. The studio handled all threeSword Art Onlineanime series as well as the 2017Ordinal Scalefilm. Ayako Kohno directed the film, with music by Yuki Kajiura and Kento Toya serving as character designer.
Kohno is best known for his work onBleach, Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic,andThe Seven Deadly Sins the Movie: Prisoners of the Sky. Kajiura has served as the composer for everySword Art Onlineanimated projectand has also done extensive work for theFate/stay nightandPuella Magi Madoka Magicaseries. Toya has handled the character designs from the start of the animated series, and most recently contributed to theMobile Suit Gundam Hathawayfilm andThe Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arcanime.
Yen Press publishes the light novels and manga in English. The anime can be streamed on Crunchyroll and Funimation and is licensed by Aniplex USA.
